Actually, the trend was already evident as early as the summer season: On 16 December, a record of five million visitors was cracked the first time in the 39-year history of Europa-Park. Shortly before the 40th anniversary of Germany’s biggest theme (...) read more
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held today on the construction site of the Villages Nature project near Paris in the presence of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and other political personalities of the region. The joint project of Euro Disney (...) read more
Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi’s latest retail destination, opened its doors to visitors on November 19, 2014. With nearly 400 shops as well as numerous dining options and entertainment offerings the new shopping mall wants to attract locals and tourists (...) read more
After a successful stop of Canada’s Cirque du Soleil (CdS) staging “Kooza” at the Spanish PortAventura Resort this past July and August (cp. EAP news from Feb 11, 2014), the two companies have now signed a five-year-agreement to bring a number of (...) read more
The British operator Merlin Entertainments Group (Merlin) recently announced to open the first Legoland Park in South Korea in 2017. Only some months ago, plans were announced for a park to be built in Nagoya/Japan, which is also set to be completed (...) read more
As of March 2015, visitors to the Meyer Werft visitor center in Papenburg, Germany will be able to discover an all new experience world including new exhibits, multi-media stations, a propeller with six meters in diameter and 20 model ships on a (...) read more
At the beginning of November, Germany’s Universum® Bremen science center started its current renovation phase that will be completed with the re-opening on March 6, 2015. While the science center’s outdoor discovery park and the special exhibition (...) read more
Due to the ongoing construction works for its wellness and SPA expansion (cp. EAP news from July 11, 2014), Germany’s Fildorado sports and swimming center near Stuttgart closed the event sauna in its outdoor sauna area including its Salounge (...) read more
The Dutch theme park Efteling, which is attracting around four million visitors per year, has announced its collaboration with the famous DJ Tiësto. Together, the theme park and the musician have created a new co-production of the park’s Aquanura (...) read more
Italy’s Gardaland strives for a new altitude record with the construction of its newest rollercoaster, which is scheduled for a 2015 opening. The groundbreaking ceremony was already held in late August (cp. EAP news from Sept 1, 2014). The new (...) read more
According to the organizer, this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo attracted a total of 30, 500 (2013: 29,000) registered people, including qualified buyers, exhibitor personnel and guests. More than 19,400 qualified buyers, including executives from (...) read more
Dubai Parks & Resorts, a Meraas Holding company, which is currently developing several theme park projects in Dubai (cf. EAP news from Oct 17, 2014), recently announced the appointment of Spain-based operator group Parques Reunidos as park operators (...) read more
Leolandia, the Italian theme park located in the province of Bergamo, was able to record the best season in its history this year. Additionally, Leolandia climbed from sixth to third place of the Top 10 Italian theme parks in the Tripadvisor (...) read more
The rumors about the financial difficulties of the Nuerburgring buyer Capricorn (cf. EAP news from 2 Oct 2014) are now history. According to a press statement published at the end of October, the administrators of the Nuerburgring were able to (...) read more
For the first time in its 39-year history, Germany’s Europa-Park in Rust wants to crack the five-million-visitor mark during its upcoming winter opening (22 November 2014 to 11 January 2015). “Shortly before the 40th birthday of Europa-Park in 2015, (...) read more
In a new special exhibition called “ENTSCHEIDEN” (Eng. to decide) and opened on the 10th of October, Germany’s Universum Bremen science center is presenting its visitors with the topic of “decision-making”. The exhibition, conceived by (...) read more
As we have already reported on in EAP issue 4/2014, the Dutch theme park Efteling will open a new exciting rollercoaster in the summer of 2015, a Dive Coaster. Featuring a 37.5 meter long free fall element, the new coaster called “Baron 1898” will (...) read more
The board of directors of the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) has elected Disney veteran Greg Hale (pictured) second vice chairman. He will be IAAPA’s second vice chairman in 2015, first vice chairman in 2016, (...) read more
According to the Los Angeles Times and other international media, years of negotiations and planning for the opening of a Universal Studios theme park in Beijing are bearing fruits now. A 3.3 billion Dollar, three-hectare-large Universal Studios (...) read more
The British visitor attraction operator group Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) announced exciting plans for its new Legoland Dubai theme park scheduled to open in 2016 on Wednesday. The first Legoland theme park in the Middle East and the seventh (...) read more
